A Millionaire Used a Fake Business Card to Hunt Young Women

Christopher Wilder was a wealthy Australian-American businessman, amateur race car driver, and self-proclaimed photographer who used his polished appearance and fake modeling opportunities to lure young women. In 1984, he began targeting women at shopping malls, beauty contests, and other public places, often telling them they had the perfect look for a modeling career. After two young women disappeared in Florida, investigators began connecting Wilder to a growing number of missing women across the country.

As the FBI closed in, Wilder's disturbing double life came to light. A search of his Florida home uncovered a hidden, soundproof room equipped with restraints, cameras, and other equipment, along with evidence suggesting it had been used to torture victims. Wilder continued his cross-country killing spree while authorities circulated his description nationwide. One of his victims, 16-year-old Tina Risico, survived more than a week in captivity and was eventually released at Boston's Logan Airport. Her testimony gave investigators crucial information about Wilder's movements and vehicle.

On April 13, 1984, Wilder was finally confronted by police at a gas station in New Hampshire, just miles from the Canadian border. He shot a state trooper before turning the gun on himself, leaving investigators without answers about several missing women whose bodies were never recovered. Decades later, journalists investigating Wilder's life have also suggested he may have been connected to Australia's infamous Wanda Beach murders, in which two teenage girls were killed in 1965. The connection has never been proven, leaving another disturbing mystery surrounding one of the country's most notorious suspected serial killers.

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